FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
08/13/1963
 
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES
LOS ANGELES SUNS AT DETROIT DYNAMOS
GAME ID: 4828 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH , 1963 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Suns (42-78) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Detroit Dynamos (77-42) 2 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 X 9 12 0
Los Angeles Decked by Reed, Dynamos
The Detroit Dynamos beat the Los Angeles Suns, 9-1, at Thompson Field. Joe Reed, in particular, was impressive. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. The winning pitcher was Earl Shields. His record now stands at 14-5. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits for the Dynamos. Detroit has won 4 straight, while Los Angeles has lost 3 in a row.

In the bottom of the first inning, left fielder Ray Waggoner had a 2-run home run for Detroit. It was his 29th home run of the season and put the Dynamos on top, 2-0.

"Things went our way," said Reed.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Romeo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .240 9 37
   b-A. Peterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 1 2
   D. Carver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Adair LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 7 32
B. Burke 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .307 20 67
B. Bell 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .270 10 59
R. Hawkins SS 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .274 8 60
M. McClure RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .217 5 32
S. Czerwinski C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .185 5 29
A. Hervey CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 5 33
R. Burtch P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .122 0 2
   A. Vaughan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
   a-R. Harrison PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 11
Totals 33 1 8 0 1 10 12      
a - R. Harrison pinch hit for A. Vaughan in the 8th
b - A. Peterson pinch hit for G. Romeo in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: G. Romeo , P. Adair , B. Bell 2 , R. Hawkins 2 , S. Czerwinski , R. Harrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bell , M. McClure , A. Hervey
GIDP: M. McClure 2
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. MacNaughton CF 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .340 15 77
B. Morrison RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .306 12 35
   b-Y. Taylor PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .450 1 3
R. Waggoner LF 3 1 2 3 2 0 2 .366 29 95
J. Holland 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 .319 32 90
V. Ewing 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .302 19 96
D. Tucker 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .292 14 79
J. Reed SS 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .292 14 59
L. Mercer C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .220 5 25
E. Shields P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 8
   a-J. Wells PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 0 3
   D. Greenhalgh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 1
Totals 33 9 12 9 7 1 15      
a - J. Wells pinch hit for E. Shields in the 8th
b - Y. Taylor pinch hit for B. Morrison in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. MacNaughton (31, 8th Inning off D. Carver, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Waggoner (5, 8th Inning off D. Carver, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Waggoner (29, 1st Inning off R. Burtch, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Holland (32, 5th Inning off R. Burtch, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Tucker (14, 5th Inning off A. Vaughan, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Reed 2 (14, 5th Inning off A. Vaughan, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Vaughan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. MacNaughton 5 , B. Morrison , R. Waggoner 7 , J. Holland 4 , V. Ewing , D. Tucker 4 , J. Reed 8
2-out RBI: E. MacNaughton , R. Waggoner , V. Ewing , J. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Waggoner , V. Ewing , D. Tucker
Sac Bunt: E. Shields
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: E. MacNaughton (10) , L. Mercer (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Ewing-Tucker-Holland, Reed-Tucker-Holland)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Burtch L (6-15) 4.0 6 5 5 5 0 2 76 5.08   
A. Vaughan 3.0 4 3 3 1 1 3 49 4.58   
D. Carver 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 6.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Burtch 25
Batters Faced: R. Burtch 22, A. Vaughan 13, D. Carver 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Burtch 3-8, A. Vaughan 3-4, D. Carver 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Burtch 76-42, A. Vaughan 49-31, D. Carver 20-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Shields W (14-5) 8.0 7 1 1 1 9 0 116 3.21   
D. Greenhalgh 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Shields 72
Batters Faced: E. Shields 31, D. Greenhalgh 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Shields 8-6, D. Greenhalgh 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Shields 116-77, D. Greenhalgh 22-15
WP: E. Shields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Reed
Ballpark: Thompson Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 21667
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